Lot's of snow photos to come, probably. It will be snowing until (through?) April. Sigh.
e premte, dhjetor 12, 2008
e enjte, dhjetor 11, 2008
B E T T I N G. Ooty
A man waiting for the offices of the Race course to open up to place a bet in Ooty.
Ooty in may and june is the place where to see horse racing in Tamil Nadu. The Madras Racing Club moves there for 3 months.
By the way, I went to bet with him.... lost !
Crossing the Nam Song river
Crossing the Nam Song river
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Vang Vieng is a town in Laos, located in Vientiane Province. The population is around 25,000. The market is located five kilometers north of the town selling Lao textiles, household items and several stalls selling dubious foodstuffs. It is possible for stalls to sell bats, squirrels, monkeys, rats, mice and other animals as food. The real attractions of the area of Vang Vieng are the sceneries, steer limestone cliffs, rice paddies, cascading rivers and the numerous caves and caverns.
This photo was taken in the morning from our terrace. Breakfast beside the river at of our Ban Sabai Bungalows. Such a lovely way to start the day. Beautiful view on the paddy fields where the clouds are hanging behind the steer limestone cliffs.
Vang Vieng is een plaats met ruim 25.000 inwoners in de provincie Vientiane, 160 km ten noorden van de stad Vientiane. Het ligt aan een bocht op de oostbank van de rivier Nam Song, die uitmondt in de Lik. Het is een dorp waar de tijd had stil gestaan maar langzamerhand door meer toeristen ontdekt. Belangrijke bezienswaardigheid zijn de vele grotten in de karstheuvels van de westbank. Ook zijn er in de omgeving van Vang Vieng enkele 16e en 17e eeuwse tempels. In het district wonen Hmong stammen. Vang Vieng ligt aan de belangrijke route tussen Vientiane en Luang Prabang.
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e martë, dhjetor 02, 2008
Sunday's duty
Sunday's duty
Madurai - Andarkottaram
No school today, the daughter on duty, cooking in the house.
Date Taken: Sunday 2008-11-23
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3 pots of water
. waiting to be used for finishing the new cement floor ...
Date Taken: 2008-11-23
Canon EOS 50D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
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tale of the lonely little blue attic ghost
bigfoot_yeti 2008. All rights reserved.
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Blue. Agra
f you go to Agra, go behind the taj Mahal and you will see interesting things, not supposed to be seen by tourists
She said : what are you but a tarnished golden statue ?
She said : what are you but a tarnished golden statue ?
Fishin' in the paddy fields
To get rid of poverty, the farmers have started cultivating fish on their paddy fields to maintain their livelihood. Fish breeding in paddy fields encouraged. Considerably raising the per-hectare yield of rice and fish production In the rainy season throughout this region many small fish can be caught in the paddy fields and small ditches: an environment highly familiar to the Lao people. The small fish are used to make a dish called Pa dek. It is a kind of fermented salted fish, and to the people of Laos, this food is second only to rice in importance. The dish is made by mixing together rice bran, fish, and the salt harvested from the earth. The mixture is allowed to stand for over three months and is then ready to eat. A specialty of this region and an extremely important element of the culture.
I think the best way to explore Laos is by bicycle or feet. Meeting friendly Lao people in the small villages along the way and enjoying its countryside. I had to stop many times to make a photo. A beautiful scenery of rice fields next to the limestone hills where the clouds are hanging. I capture this boy fishing while his father was working with his hand tractor nearby Vang Vieng.
Om armoede van de hand te doen, zijn sommige boeren begonnen met het kweken van vissen op hun rijstvelden. Zo hebben de boeren aanzienlijk meer opbrengst per hectare van rijst en vis productie. In het regenseizoen worden in dit gebied vele kleine vissen in de rijstvelden en de kleine beekjes gevangen: De kleine vissen worden gebruikt om een schotel te maken genoemd Pa dek. Het is een soort vergiste gezouten vis. Naast rijst is deze schotel van groot belang voor de inwoners van Laos. De schotel wordt gemaakt door rijst, vis en het zout samen te mengen. Het mengsel moet drie maanden gisten en is dan is het klaar om te eten. Een specialiteit van dit gebied en een uiterst belangrijk element van hun cultuur.
orange sky before the storm
I was sitting comfortably in my chair when suddenly this interesting "shadow" seemed to arise like a phoenix out of nowhere. The "shadow" turned out to be this amazing light coming from the skies, which, of course, captured my attention. I arose and took my camera and went outside knowing that it wouldn't last long (and it didn't, unfortunately...maybe 4-5 minutes if even that amount) because of the ominousness that was brewing behind it. The wind was rather gusty, which is somewhat apparent here (ie: the leaves on the car (which were wet from a previous rain before this interesting light)). So yes, I was able to catch this, although I would much rather had been in a more "framed" or unengulfed territory, but I don't complain, so I take what I get. I'm blessed that way.
Pattern watcher!
This is another 20 year old Fujichrome Sensia 100asa slide. And you may remember a similar one to this but this was taken after that one.
A step into surrealism but this is real, Louize sitting on the promenade at Hastings on the Sussex coast scanned in from a slide and using a diffuser filter helped with that surreal feel also a 19mm wide angle lens with a linear polarizer filter tilted upwards!
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